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The Massachusetts Law Review is published by the Massachusetts Bar Association and prepared
by a board of editors that is a distinguished group of lawyers, judges, and law professors from a
variety of legal disciplines. Articles, comments and book reviews are accepted from members of the
bar, judges and academicians only. The Law Review does not make advance commitment to publish
on a particular topic before reviewing the article in a completed draft. The final decision to accept a
draft article is made by a majority vote of the board at its monthly meeting.
As to the subject of an article, the author should discuss applicable case law, statutes, rules or
regulations. Articles may run anywhere from 5,000 to 15,000 words. The editors look for topics that
are timely and likely to be of interest to Massachusetts practitioners. In judging submissions, the
editors particularly value those that are insightful and well written.
Case comments are confined to a discussion of a recent civil or criminal case with relevant
cites and a brief description of related cases. The comments run 2,500 to 3,000 words. Whether the
piece is a comment or article, the editors looking for pieces offering a deeper analysis of a legal
issue rather than a bare description.
Book reviews discuss recent books of interest to practitioners and run about 2,000 words.